Addiction Research
Substance Use Differs by Race and Ethnicity among Middle Schoolers
Many adolescents choose to try a substance like tobacco, alcohol or marijuana for the first time during middle school years. Those who have their first encounter with a substance in middle school are more at risk for developing a dependence on the substance, and are more likely to continue using the substance into adulthood, which increases their risk for certain health problems, including cancer.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Alcohol Abuse
The connection between general anxiety disorder (GAD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD), though generally acknowledged, has received relatively little attention in scientific research. In previous studies, GAD has been shown to cause significant problems (Kessler, Mickelson, Barber & Wang, 2001), but lack of adequate treatment sometimes leads to self-medication with alcohol.
Clean Needles: Recent Study Evaluates Injection Drug Use
Injection Drug use is dangerous behavior. Making matters worse, many users reuse needles or share needles and then fail to clean the needle with bleach before the next use. Sharing or reusing needles and failing to clean the needle increase the user’s risk for diseases such as HIV, hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and herpes simplex virus 2.
